Nickel positive electrode material comprising rare earth minerals
AssigneeOvonic Battery Company, Inc.
InventorsStanford R. Ovshinsky, Boyko Aladjov, Srinivasan Venkatesan, Subhash K. Dhar
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Abstract
An active material mixture for use in a paste for fabricating positive electrodes, comprising a nickel hydroxide material, and an additive material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a rare earth mineral, and a rare earth concentrate. A nickel positive electrode and an alkaline electrochemical cell using this active material mixture.
Claims20
An active material mixture for use in a paste for fabricating positive electrodes, comprising:
- a nickel hydroxide material;
- and
- an additive material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a rare earth mineral, and a rare earth concentrate.
A nickel positive electrode for an alkaline electrochemical cell, comprising:
- an active material mixture comprising:
- a nickel hydroxide material;
- and
- an additive material comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a rare earth mineral, and a rare earth concentrate.
An alkaline electrochemical cell, comprising:
- at least nickel positive electrode;
- at least one negative electrode;
- and
- electrolyte;
- where said positive electrode comprising an active material mixture comprising:
- a nickel hydroxide material;
- and
- an additive material comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of a rare earth mineral, and a rare earth concentrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.